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High-Def Digital Pinball Machine Doesn’t Really “Get” Pinball

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Hammacher Schlemmer‘s digital pinball machine crams a 720p, 32-inch display into a full-sized cabinet, and offers by way of emulation 17 classic boards. But I’m not sure pinball freaks are that interested in digitized flippers.

Not everything’s better digitized, you know? People like pinball because it’s nostalgic and flawed, not because it’s such a great game. Sure, this digital version lets you “bump and tilt,” and for $6,000 I’m sure the rendering of the flippers is excellent—but it’s got no soul. But since pinball was already pretty much dead by the time I was born, maybe I’m not the best authority on the subject. It’s available from HS now. [Hammacher Schlemmer via Technabob Crunchgear]

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